Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/01/13

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Subject: Re: [Leica] Re: Superia Reala
From: Dan Cardish <dcardish@sympatico.ca>
Date: Sat, 13 Jan 2001 12:51:35 -0500

My understanding is that Reala always had the 4th layer, and that Reala New
was just an improved finer grained version based on APS film improvements.
I agree that Superia Real is just a change in name only.

Dan C.

At 06:26 PM 13-01-01 +0100, Pascal wrote:
>On 09-01-2001 19:53, Douglas Cooper wrote:
>
>>Reala Superia is not the same film as Reala.  B&H sells both, and I've shot
>>both; Superia Reala has the same balance as the rest of the Superia consumer
>>line (which, even with its fourth layer technology, is no match for the
>>original Reala).
>
>sorry, but this is wrong information.
>
>Reala has always had the fourth layer technology since its "New" version, 
>and the "Superia Reala" is just the same film with a rebadged packaging 
>to put it in line with the rest of Fuji's color print films from the 
>Superia line.
>
>There are, historically, 3 Reala films, each one superseding the older 
>one:
>- Reala (classic)
>- Reala New (fourth layer)
>- Superia Reala (= Reala New)
>
>Pascal
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